Daigger Group Publications

2023

Nazlabadi, E., R. Maknoon, M. R. A. Moghaddam, and Glen T. Daigger, “A Novel MICMAC Approach for Cross Impact Analysis with Application to Urban Water/Wastewater Management,” Exp. Sys. With Appl., 320, 120667, 2023

Zhang, Z., U Sato, J. Dai, H. K. Chui, G. Daigger, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, G. Chen, “Flushing toilets and Cooling Spaces with Seawater Improve Water-Energy Securities and achieve Carbon Mitigation in Coastal Cities, Environ. Sci. Technol. 2023, 57(12), 5068–5078

Liu, S., M. Zhou, G. T. Daigger, J. Huang, G. Song, “Granule Formation Mechanism, Key Influencing Factors, and Resource Recycling in Aerobic Granular Sludge (AGS) Wastewater Treatment:  A Review,” Jour. Envir. Mgmt., 338, 2023, 117771.

Daigger, G. T., J. Kuo, N. Derlon, D. Houweling, J.A. Jimenez, B. R. Johnson, J. P. McQuarrie, S. Murthy, P. Regmi, C. Roche, B. Sturm, B. Wett, M. Winkler, J. P. Boltz, “Biological and Physical Selectors for Mobile Biofilms, Aerobic Granules, and Densified-Biological Flocs in Continuously flowing Wastewater Treatment Processes:  A State-of-the-Art Review, Wat. Res., 242, 120245, 2023.

He, H., G. T. Daigger, “The Hybrid MABR Process Achieves Intensified Nitrogen Removal While N2O Emissions Remain Low,” Wat. Res., 244, 2023, 120458 – .  DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120458

Jun, C., J. Norton, Jr., M. Khan, C. Wiley, A. Busch, G. T. Daigger, “Diagnosing and Characterizing the Mechanisms of Biological Phosphorus Removal at the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF), Water Environ Res., 95(7), 2023, e10903, https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.10903.

Boltz, J. P. and G. T. Daigger, “Mobile Biofilms Intensify BNR,” Wat. Envir. Tech., Feb, 2023, 40-46.

2022

Cheng, Y., D. Houweling, H. He, and G. T. Daigger, “Available Online Sensors Can be Used to Create Fingerprints for MABRs That Characterize Biofilm Limiting Conditions and Serve as Soft Sensors,” Wat. Sci. & Tech., 86(9), 2022, 2270-2287.  https:// doi: 10.2166/wst.2022.323

Cheng, Y., E. Belia, and G. T. Daigger, “Automating Process Design by Coupling Genetic Algorithms with Commercial simulators:  A Case Study for Hybrid MABR Processes,” Wat. Sci. & Tech., 86(4), 2022, 672-689.  https://doi-org.proxy.lib.umich.edu/10.2166/wst.2022.234

Cao, Y., J. Wu, Z, Liu, Y. Zhang, H. Kroiss, G. T. Daigger, and Y Peng, “Four Factors Need to be Considered to Improve and Upgrade Current Sewer Systems in China:  Quantitative Analysis,” Wat. & Waste. Eng., 48(10), 2022, 45-55 (In Chinese).  https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/11.4872.TU.20220819.1525.002.html.

Boltz, J. P., and G. T. Daigger, “A Mobile-organic Biofilm (MOB) Process for Wastewater Treatment,” Wat. Envir. Res.,94(09), 2022, e10792, https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.10792.

Qu, J., X. Dai, H-Y Hu, X. Huang, Z Chen, T. Li, Y. Cao, and Glen T. Daigger, “Emerging Trends and Prospects for Municipal Wastewater Management in China,” ACS EST Engg. 2, 323-336, 2022, doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.1c00345.

Liu, S., H. Li, G. T. Daigger, J. Huang, G. Song, “Material Biosynthesis, Mechanism Regulation and Resource Recycling of biomass and High-Value Substances From Wastewater Treatment by Photosynthetic Bacteria:  A Review,” Sci. Total Envir., 820, 2022, 153200.  https://doi-org.proxy.lib.umich.edu/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153200

He, H., A. L. Carlson, P. H. Nielsen, J. Zhou, G. T. Daigger, “Comparative Analysis of floc Characteristics and Microbial Communities in Anoxic and Aerobic Suspended Growth Processes,” Wat. Envir. Res., 2022.94e10822, 1-15.  DOI: 10.1002/wer.10822.

Wagner, B. M., G. T. Daigger, and N. G. Love, “Design Methodologies to Determine Optimal Staging of Membrane-Aerated Biofilm Reactors for Mainstream Treatment with Annamox,” Wat. Sci. & Tech., 86(8), 2022, 1887-1903. https://doi: 10.2166/wst.2022.315

Wagner, B. M., G. T. Daigger, and N. G. Love, “Assessing Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor Configurations in Mainstream Anammox Applications,” Wat. Sci. & Technol., 85(3) 2022, 943-960.  Doi:  10/2166/wst.2022.013.

2021

Yang, C., P. Seiler, E Belia, and G. T. Daigger, “An Adaptive Real-Time Grey-Box Model for Advanced Control and Operations of WRRFs,” Wat. Sci. & Tech., 84(9), 2021, 2353-2365. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.408

He., H., B. M. Wagner, A. L. Carlson, C. Yang, and G. T. Daigger, “Recent Progress Using Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactors for Wastewater Treatment,” Wat. Sci. & Tech., 84(9) 2021, 2131-2157. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2021.443

Xu, M. , G. T. Daigger, C. Xi, J. Liu, J. Qu, P. J. Alvarez, P. Biswas, Y. Chen, D. Dolinoy, Y. Fan, H. O. Gao, J. Hao, H.He, D. M. Kammen, M. C. Lemos, F. Liu, N. G. Love, Y. Lu , D. L. Mauzerall, S. A. Miller, Z. Ouyang, J. T. Overpeck, W. Peng, A. Ramaswami, Z. Ren, A. Wang, B. Wu, Y. Wu , J. Zhang, C. Zheng, B. Zhu, T. Zhu, W-Q. Chen, G. Liu, S.Qu, C. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Yu, C. Zhang, H. Zhang, “US-China Collaboration is Vital to Global Plans for a Healthy Environment and Sustainable Development,” Envir. Sci. Tech., 2021,
9622-9626, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c08750.

Yuan, Q., B. He, L. Qian, H. Littleton, G. T. Daigger, M. van Loosdrecht, G. F. Wells, K. Wang, H. Cai, “Role of Air Scouring in Anaerobic/Anoxic Tanks Providing Nitrogen Removal by Mainstream Anammox Conversion in a Hybrid Biofilm/Suspended Growth Full-Scale WWTP in China,” Wat. Envir. Res., 93(10), 2021, 2198 – 2209. DOI10.1002/wer.1592

Carlson, A. L., H. He., C. Yang, and G. T. Daigger, “Comparison of Hybrid Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR)/Suspended Growth and Conventional Biological Nutrient Removal Processes,” Wat. Sci. & Technol., 83(6) 2021, 1418 – 1428 doi: 10.2166/wst.2021.062.

Lv, P-L., Han, Uu-Lin., Li-Z-Y., G. T. Daigger, and Zhao, H-P., Application of a H2-Based MBfR in advanced Nitrogen Removal From Real Municipal Secondary Effluent,
Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 7 2021, 1492-1503.  https://DOI: 10.1039/d1ew00236h

Jung, M., T. Oh, D. Rhu, J. Liberzon, S. J. Kang, G. T. Daigger, and S. Kim, “A High-Rate and Stable Nitrogen Removal From Reject Water in a Full-Scale Two-Stage AMX® System,” Wat. Sci., Technol., 83(3), 2021, 652-663. doi: 10.2166/wst.2021.002.

Hilton, S. P., G. A. Keoleian, G. T. Daigger, B. Zhou, N. Love, “Life Cycle Assessment of Urine Diversion and Conversion to Fertilizer Products at the City Scale,“ Environmental Science & Technology, 55(1), 593-603, 2021, https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c04195

Crosson, C., A. Achilli, A. A. Zuniga-Teran, E. A. Mack, T. Albrecht, P. Shrestha, D. L. Boccelli, T. Y.Cath, G. T. Daigger, J. Duan, K. E. Lansey, T. Meixner, S. Pincetl, C. A. Scott, “Net Zero Urban Water from Concept to Applications:  Integrating Natural, Built, and Social Systems for Responsive and Adaptive Solutions,” Envir. Sci. & Tech. Water, 2021, 1, (3), 518-529.  https://pubs.acs.org/action/showCitFormats?doi=10.1021/acsestwater.0c00180&ref=pdf, 2020.

2020

Yang, C., G. T. Daigger, E. Belia, B. Kerkez, “Extracting Useful Signals From Flawed Sensor Data:  Developing Hybrid Data-Driven Approaches with Physical Factors,” Wat. Res., 185, 2020.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.116282.

Cao, Y., Z, Xingcan , L. Zhixiao , M.C.M. Van Loosdrecht and G. T. Daigger, “The Bottlenecks and Causes, and Potential Solutions for Municipal Sewage Treatment in China”, Journal of Beijing University of Technology, (2020) (In Chinese)    https://kns.cnki.net/kcms/detail/11.2286.t.20200902.1535.002.html/  doi: 10.11936/bjutxb2020040009, 14 pages.

Liang, S., Y. Yu, A. Kharrazi, B.D. Fath, C. Feng, G. T. Daigger, S. Chen, T. Ma, B. Zhu, Z. Mi, Z. Yang,, “Network Resilience of Phosphorus Cycling China has Shifted by Natural Flows, Fertilizer Use and dietary Transitions Between 1600 and 2012,” Nature Food, 1, June 2020, 365-375.  doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-0098-6

Cao, Y., M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, and G. T. Daigger, “The Bottlenecks and Causes, and Potential Solutions for Municipal Sewage Treatment in China,” Wat. Pract. & Tech. 15(1), 2020.160-169.  doi: 10.2166/wpt.2020.006

Campbell, K, J. Wang, and G. T. Daigger, “Filamentous Organisms Degrade Oxygen Transfer Efficiency by Increasing Mixed Liquor Apparent Viscosity:  Mechanistic Understanding and Experimental Verification,” Wat. Res., 173, 2020, 1-13.

Liu, S., G. T. Daigger, B. Liu, W. Zhao, J. Liu,” Enhanced Performance of Simultaneous Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal From Municipal Wastewater in an Anaerobic-Aerobic-Anoxic Sequencing Batch Reactor (AOA-SBR) System by alternating the Cycle Times,” Biores. Technol. 301, 2020, 122750, doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122750

Carlson, A. L., G. T. Daigger, N. G. Love, and E. Hart, “Multi-Year Diagnosis of Unpredictable Fouling Occurrences in a Full-Scale Membrane Bioreactor,” Wat. Sci. & Tech., 82(2), 2020, 524-536.

Goergen, J., A. Rivard, J. Liberzone, D. Rhu, S. J. Kand, G. T. Daigger (2020), “Novel Integrated High-Rate Filtration & Fixed-Film Biological Reactor Demonstrates simultaneous TSS & BOD Removal in Wet Weather Peak Flows,” Proceedings of the 91st Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Conference and Exhibition, WEFTEC, New Orleans, LA.

2019

Houweling, Dwight, and Glen T. Daigger. Intensifying Activated Sludge Using Media-supported Biofilms. CRC Press, 2019.

Yang, C., W. Barrott, A. Busch, A. Mehrotra, J. Madden, and G. T. Daigger, “How Much Data is Required for a Robust and Reliable Wastewater Characterization?,” Wat. Sci. & Techol., 79(12), 2298-2309, 2019, doi: 10.2166/wst.2019.233.

Wang, X., G. Daigger, W. Vries, C. Kroeze, M., Yang, N.-Q. Ren, J. Liu, and D. Butler, “Impact Hotspots of Reduced Nutrient Discharge Shift Across the Globe with Population and Dietary Changes,” Nature Communications, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10445-0, 2019.

Cao, Y.S., J. G. Tang, M. Henze, X. P. Yang, T. P. Gan, J. Li, H. Krois, M. C M. van Loosdrecht, Y. Zhang, and G. T. Daigger, “The Leakage of Sewer Systems and the Impact on the ‘Black and Odorous Water Bodies’ and WWTPs in China,” Wat. Sci. & Techol., 79(2), 2019, 334 – 341.

Campbell, K., J. Wang, G. Liu, G. Daigger, “Activated Sludge Morphology Significantly Impacts Oxygen Transfer at the Air-Liquid Boundary,” Wat. Envir. Res., 91, 500-509, 2019.

Liu, S., G. T. Daigger, J. Kang, G. Zhang, “Effects of Light Intensity and photoperiod on Pigments Production and Corresponding Key Gene Expression of Rhodopseudomonas Palustris in a Photobioreactor system,” Biores. Technol., 294, 2019, 122172, doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122172

Daigger, G. T., S. Sharvelle, M. Arabi, and N. G. Love, “Progress and Promise Transitioning to the One Water/Resource Recovery Integrated Urban Water Management Systems,” J. Environ. Eng., 145(10, 04019061-1 – 04019061-10, 2019, DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001552.

Yang, C., W. Barrott, A. Busch, A. Mehrotra, J. Madden, and G. T. Daigger (2019).  How Much Data is Required for a Robust and Reliable Wastewater Characterization?.  Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Conference and Exhibition, WEFTEC, Chicago, IL.

Daigger, G. T. A. L. Carlson, X. Chen, and B. R. Johnson (2019).  Coupled Anoxic Suspended Growth and Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor Process Options.  Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Conference and Exhibition, WEFTEC, Chicago, IL.

Daigger, G. T. and A. L. Carlson, “Coupled Anoxic Suspended Growth and Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor Process Options,” Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) Nutrient Removal and Recovery Symposium 2019, Minneapolis, MN, July 23-25, 2019.

Wagner, B. G. Daigger N. Love, “Lab-scale Results from a Partial Nitritation/Anammox Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor (MABR) for Mainstream Nitrogen Removal,” Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) Nutrient Removal and Recovery Symposium 2019, Minneapolis, MN, July 23-25, 2019.

Carlson, A., G. T. Daigger, N. Love, and E. Hart (2019).  Troubleshooting Long-Term Biofouling by Dispersed Bacteria in Full-Scale Membrane Bioreactor.  Proceedings of the 92nd Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Conference and Exhibition, WEFTEC, Chicago, IL.

2018

Yeshi, C., B. H. Kwok, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, G. Daigger, H. Y. Png, W. Y. Long and O. K.n Eng, “The influence of dissolved oxygen on PN/A performance and microbial community of the 200,000 m3/d activated sludge process at the Changi Water Reclamation Plant (2011 to 2016), Wat. Sci & Tech., 78(3), 634-643 2018.

Liang, S., Qu, S., Zhao, Q., Zhang, X., Daigger, G., Newell, J., Miller, S., Johnson, J., Love, N., Zhang, L., Yang, Z., Xu, M., “Quantifying the Urban Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus: The Case of the Detroit Metropolitan Area,” Envir. Sci. & Tech., Accepted, 2018.

Rittmann, B. E, J. P. Boltz, D. Brockman, G. T. Daigger, E. Morgenroth, K. H. Sorensen, I. Takacs, M. van Loosdrecht, and P. A. Vanrolleghem, “A Framework for Good Biofilm Reactor Modeling Practice (GBRM), Wat. Sci. & Techol., 77(5), 2018, 1149 – 1164. Doi: 10.2166/wst.2018.021.

O’Callaghan P, Daigger G, Adapa L, Buisman C. Development and Application of a Model to Study Water Technology Adoption and Dissemination. Water Envir. Res., 90, June, 2018, 563-574.

Daigger, G. T. and J. P. Boltz, “Oxygen Transfer in Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor and Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge Processes, Water Envir. Res., 90(7), July, 2018, 615-622. doi.org/10.2175/106143017X15054988926596

Daigger, G. T., E. Redmon, and L. Downing, “Enhanced Settling in Activated Sludge: Design and Operation Considerations,” Wat. Sci. & Techol., 78(2), 247-258, 2018. DOI: 10.2166/wst.2018.287

Yeshi, C., B. H. Kwok, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, G. Daigger, H. Y. Png, W. Y. Long and O. K.n Eng, “The influence of dissolved oxygen on PN/A performance and microbial community of the 200,000 m3/d activated sludge process at the Changi Water Reclamation Plant (2011 to 2016), Wat. Sci & Tech., In Press, 2018.

Wang, X., G. Daigger, D-J. Lee, J. Liu, N-Q Ren, J. Qu, G. Liu, D. Butler, “Evolving Wastewater Infrastructure Paradigm to Enhance Harmony with Nature,” Science Advances, In Press, 2018.

2017

Zodrow, K. R., Q. Li, R. M Buono, W. Chen, G. Daigger, L Dueñas-Osorio, M. Elimelech, X. Huang, G. Jiang, J-H. K., B. E. Logan, D. L. Sedlak, P. Westerhoff, P. J. J. Alvarez, Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Complex Systems Analyses: Emerging Opportunities to Enhance Urban Water Security,” Environ. Sci. Technol., 51 (18), 2017, 10274–10281, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b01679.

Boltz, J.P., B. Smets, B. E. Rittmann, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, E. Morgenroth, G. T. Daigger, “From Biofilm Ecology to Reactors: A Focused Review,” Wat. Sci. Technol., 75(8), 1753-1760, 2017. doi: 10.2166/wst.2017.061

Daigger, G. T., “Flexibility and Adaptability: Essential Elements of the WRRF of the Future,” Water Practice & Technology, 12(1), 156-165, 2017. doi: 10.2166/wpt.2017.019.

Boltz, J. P., B. R. Johnson, I. Takács, G. T. Daigger, E. Morgenroth, D. Brockmann, R. Kovács, J. M. Calhourn J-M Choubert, and N. Derlon, “Biofilm Carrier Migration Model Describes Reactor Performance,” Water Science & Technology, 2818-2828, 2017. DOI: 10.166/SWT.2017.160, 2017

Daigger, G. T., S. Murthy, N. G. Love, and J. Sandino, “Transforming Environmental Engineering and Science Education, Research, and Practice,” Environmental Engineering Science, 34(1), 42-50, 2017. DOI: 10.1089/ees.2015.0353.

Daigger, G. T., J. S. Siczka, T. F. Smith, D. A. Frank, J. A. McCorquodale,” Marrying Step Feed with Clarifier Improvements Increase Wet Weather Capacity: Integrated Methodology,” Water Environment Research, 89, 724-731, 2017. doi: 10.2175/106143017X14839994523983.

Cao. Y., Kwok, B. H., M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, M. C. M., G. T. Daigger, H. Y. Png, Y. L. Wah, C. S. Chye, Y. A. B. D. Ghani, “The Occurrence of Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal in a 200,000 m3/day Partial Nitration and Anammox Activated Sludge process at the Changi Water Reclamation Plant, Singapore,” Wat. Sci. & Tech., 75(3), 741-751, 2017, DOI: 10.2166/wst.2016.565

Cao, Y., M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, and G. T. Daigger, “Mainstream Partial Nitritation-Anammox in Municipal Wastewater Treatment: Status, Bottlenecks, and Further Studies,” Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 101, 1365-1383 DOI 10.1007/s00253-016-8058-7, 2017.

Zodrow, K. R., Li, Q., Buono, R. M., Chen, W., Daigger, G., Dueñas-Osorio, L., Elimelech, M., Huang, X., Jiang, G., Kim, J-H., Logan, B. E., Sedlak, D. L., Westerhoff, P., and Alvarez, P. J. J., “Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Complex Systems Analyses: Emerging Opportunities to Enhance Urban Water Security, Env. Sci. Technol., 51, 10274-20281, 2017, DOI: 10 1021/acs.est.7b01679

2016

Zaffaroni, C., Daigger, G., Nicol, P., Lee, T.W., “Wastewater Treatment Challenges Faced by the Petrochemical and Refinery industry, and Opportunities for Water Reuse,” Water Pract. & Tech., 11 (1), 104-117, doi: 10.2166/wpt.2016.012, 2016.

Novak, P. J., W. A. Arnold, B. Henningsgaard, R. M Hozalski, K. Kessler, T. L. LaPara, A. Parrella, L. Rogacki, C. Thompson, R. Thorson, R. A. Zimmerman, C. B. Bott, G. T. Daigger, J. B. Neethling, “Innovation Promoted by Regulatory Flexibility,” Env. Sci. & Tech., doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b05394, 2016.

Daigger, G. T., J. S. Siczka, T. F. Smith, D. A Frank, and J. A. McCorquodale, “Characterizing Shallow Secondary Clarifier Performance Where Conventional Flux Theory Over-Estimates Allowable Solids Loading Rate,” Wat. Sci. & Tech., 74(2), 324-332, 2016.

Cao, Y., K. B. Hong, M. C. M. van Loosdrecht, G. T. Daigger, P. H. Yi, Y. L. Wah, C. S. Chye, and Y. A. Ghani, “Mainstream Partial Nitritation and Anammox in a 200,000 m3/day Activated Sludge Process in Singapore: Scale-Down by Using Laboratory Fed-Batch Reactor,” Wat. Sci. & Tech., 71(1), 48-56, 2016.

Daigger, G. T., A. Hodgkinson, P. Skeels, J. Smith, J. Lozier, K. Fries, “Full-Scale Experience with the Membrane Bioreactor-Reverse Osmosis Water Reclamation Process,” Jour. Wat. Reuse and Desal., 6(2), 235-248, 2016 DOI: 10.2166/wrd.2015.178.